Riverside Museum at Blake’s Lock

Riverside Museum at Blake's Lock is a museum located at Blake's Lock in the town of Reading, in Berkshire, England. The museum contains information about the history of human activity on the River Kennet and the River Thames in Reading.

Photo: Juan J. Martínez, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Opening hours: April—September 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: local museum in Berkshire, England
Address: Gas Works Road, Reading, RG1 3DH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Reading Abbey and Bel and the dragon.

Reading Abbey

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Reading Abbey is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Henry I in 1121 "for the salvation of my soul, and the souls of King William, my father, and of King William, my brother, and Queen Maud, my wife, and all my ancestors and successors." In its heyday the abbey was one of Europe's largest royal monasteries. Reading Abbey is situated 1,600 feet west of Riverside Museum at Blake’s Lock.

Bel and the dragon

Building

Photo: Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bel and the dragon is a building.

Reading Railway Station

Railway station

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Reading railway station is a major transport hub in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England, it is 36 miles west of London Paddington. It is sited on the northern edge of the town centre, near to the main retail and commercial areas and the River Thames. Reading Railway Station is situated 3,500 feet west of Riverside Museum at Blake’s Lock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtown and Cemetery Junction.

Newtown

Suburb

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Newtown is a residential area in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England. It is situated in East Reading between the Cemetery Junction and the River Kennet.

Cemetery Junction

Locality

Photo: Walton Adams, Public domain.

Cemetery Junction is a road junction and locale in the East Reading and Newtown neighbourhoods of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.

Coley

Suburb

Photo: Uli Harder, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coley is a neighbourhood near the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It is often referred to as Old Coley, to distinguish it from the adjacent, and much more recent, suburb of Coley Park.

Riverside Museum at Blake’s Lock

Categories: local museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.45591° or 51° 27′ 21″ north

Longitude

-0.95795° or 0° 57′ 29″ west

Operator

Reading Museum

Open location code

9C3XF24R+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 80966405

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q7338549

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